DESPITE fraying relations with the patriarch of the Duterte clan, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday said he would reassemble the UniTeam coalition that swept him and Vice President Sara Duterte to power.
The President said this after his Partido Federal ng Pilipinas formalized an alliance with the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats , the dominant party in the House of Representatives — to pave the way for a common slate of candidates for senator in the 2025 midterm elections.In his speech at the signing ceremony at the Manila Polo Club in Makati City, Marcos said he was encouraged by the overwhelming support of the Filipino people during the 2022 presidential elections.
and Speaker Martin Romualdez signed the two parties' alliance agreement.'In view of the shared vision of the PFP and Lakas-CMD, the parties have agreed to forge this alliance that will pave the way for strength and continued positive change for the country to usher in a Bagong Pilipinas,' the agreement read.
Party Lakas-CMD To Field Common Senate Slate
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